SNSF & GAČR-Project
From Student Internationalism to Erasmus
Globalization and Europeanization of Student Life since 1945
Students & the Cold War
The project explores the political and social life of students in post-war Europe. It will focus on student organizations as platforms that channelled the student agentivity. The Swiss-Czech team examines international student federations on both sides of the ‘Iron Curtain’ as well as national student unions in both countries.
Team
Meet Our Team
We are actually two teams based in Fribourg and Prague. Nevertheless, we are five reseachers working together on this project.
Matthieu Gillabert
University of Fribourg
Mikuláš Pešta
Czech Academy of Sciences
Lidia Lesnykh
University of Fribourg
Martin Pácha
Czech Academy of Sciences
Timothy Schürmann
University of Fribourg
The Website
Our web presence
Learn more about our research and activities.
The Project
The full project consists of four sub-projects. Follow the link for the descriptions and contextualisation.
Events
Besides the Conference that takes place in Fribourg in November 2025 there are other events connected to our research.
Publications
Find a list of all our publications in relation to the project on student organisations during the Cold War here.
